The Best Foods to Pair with Cream Cheese
Most of us know one package of cream cheese can do amazing things. Mix cream cheese with herbs and spices, such as garlic powder, dill, rosemary, or chili pepper flakes, and serve the dip with fresh vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower, and baby carrots. Below are some of the best foods to pair with cream cheese.
Pepper Jelly
Place a block of cream cheese on a serving plate and pour pepper jelly over cream cheese. Serve as a spread for bagels or crackers. This is always a huge hit at parties. To change it up you can stir it all together and then serve it as a cheese spread with pepper water crackers. Same flavor but just a different way to serve it. It is also great with Fritos chips.
Pinwheel Sandwiches
Quick and easy lunch recipe. Caesar BLT Pinwheel Roll-Ups are made with bacon, lettuce, tomato, Caesar, and cream cheese rolled up in tortillas. If you’re looking for a great way to feed a crowd, or just to feed your family, look no further than pinwheel sandwiches.
Celery Sticks
For a bit of a healthier snack try celery sticks stuffed with cream cheese, bacon, herbs, and cheddar cheese. This will be a snack you will want every single day. This is a dish that’s sure to become a favorite at parties, cookouts, and family gatherings.
Salsa
Do you want the easiest recipe ever? Whip up a batch of Cream Cheese Salsa next time you get a little snack attack! It only takes a bit more effort than traditional chips and salsa and delivers extra decadence in a big way! It’s really simple. Mix your favorite jar of salsa with a block of cream cheese. Serve with veggies. That’s is all!
Sausage
Brown your sausage (bulk sausage, not links) and then drain off the grease. Next, add your cream cheese and a can of undrained Rotel and stir everything together over medium-low heat until all of the ingredients are well combined and your cream cheese is melted. Serve with tortilla chips.
Marshmallow Fluff
Fruit Dip is a scrumptious and simple recipe made with only two ingredients. Start with a creamy base of cream cheese and mix with airy marshmallow fluff. You can dip fruit (strawberries, assorted berries, apple slices, or bananas), cookies like Nilla wafers, graham crackers, or pretzels. You can’t go wrong with this easy dip.